Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan [Blu-ray]

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan [Blu-ray] Review

While I might quibble with the subtitle ("The Rise of Genghis Khan") since his rise to the title takes place *after* this film, it is still a glorious film about an almost complete unknown. Though Genghis Khan has been an archetype of the conqueror on horseback since his armies overran Asia and parts of Europe 800 years ago, most people know nothing about him other than, maybe, he was "Mongolian" and has scary pictures in various histories. This film is based on several historical works that try to tease out a personal history, based on Mongol oral traditions. It is focused almost entirely on the early life of Temujin (Genghis Khan's real name), and you frequently wish the movie was longer and filled in more gaps. Beautifully filmed, it is also a great introduction to the beauties of Mongolia, which should come as a shock to those who think "Mongolia" means "desolate waste."

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan [Blu-ray] Feature

• History knows him as Genghis Khan, but before he became a warlord, he was simply a man named Temudgin. Exiled into slavery as a boy and forced into a life of struggle after his father is killed by a rival clan, the greatest military mastermind of all time survived on the strength of a single dream: to unite his people into the largest empire the world has ever known. Asano Tadanobu portrays Temudg

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan [Blu-ray] Overview

Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 10/14/2008 Run time: 126 minutes Rating: R

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan [Blu-ray] Specifications

First entry in a proposed trilogy, Mongol vividly captures the beauty and brutality of ancient Mongolia. Beginning in 1172 and ending in 1206, Sergei Bodrov's Oscar-nominated epic presents future conqueror Ghengis Khan as more lover--and fighter--than diplomat. Against his father Esegui's wishes, nine-year-old Temudjin chooses his own bride, whom he marries in the years to come. Hopes for the future, however, turns to thoughts of vengeance when the clan forsakes the boy upon Esegui's death. While Temudjin (now played by Zatoichi's Tadanobu Asano, a quietly commanding presence) makes his way in a cruel world, turncoat Targutai (Amadu Mamadakov) becomes the new khan. When an opposing clan kidnaps Temudjin's wife, Börte (Khulan Chuluun), he eventually retrieves her, but betrays blood brother Jamukha (Sun Honglei, Seven Swords) in the process, leading to further enslavement and more Kurasawa-style slicing and dicing. Throughout his travails, Temudjin comes to believe that Mongols must unite to share the same language, culture, and set of values. Sustained by his faith in the god Tengri and the devotion of Börte, Temudjin sets out to wrest control of Mongolia from Jamukha and his women and children-killing hordes. Except for an over-reliance on CGI during the climactic battle sequence, Mongol equals the scope and grandeur of historical predecessors, like Braveheart and Hero. If much of the cast is Chinese and Japanese, Bodrov, who directed Prisoner of the Mountains, conjures up authenticity through detailed costumes, Mongolian dialogue, and remote Central Asian locations. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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